The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache

Highlights • Pain acceptance was a significant mediator of the MBCT-pain interference relation. • Specifically, activity engagement emerged as the critical component of acceptance. • Pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy did not meet criteria for mediation. • This is the first study to show accepta...

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Published inComplementary therapies in medicine Vol. 25; pp. 51 - 54
Main Authors Day, Melissa A, Thorn, Beverly E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2016
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Behavior
Clinical trials
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Therapy
Headache
Headache - therapy
Headaches
Humans
Internal Medicine
Intervention
Mechanisms
Mediation
Medical Education
Mindfulness
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Pain - psychology
Pain acceptance
Pain Management
Studies
Theory
Headache
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Mechanisms
Theory
Mediation
Pain acceptance
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Summary:Highlights • Pain acceptance was a significant mediator of the MBCT-pain interference relation. • Specifically, activity engagement emerged as the critical component of acceptance. • Pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy did not meet criteria for mediation. • This is the first study to show acceptance is a key mediator of MBCT for headache.
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ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.01.002